if it works it might soften the blow if the nation does go over the "fiscal cliff" but fed chair ben bernanke says if a budget deal isn't reached, there is little the central bank can do to offset the shock of those spending increases and tax cuts. and holiday shopping is leading to more work. leading jobs placement firm says retailers added more than 465,000 seasonal workers last month. that's up 21% from a year ago. that's your moneywatch. for more, stay with cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm ashley morrison. >>> time now for a quick look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell joins us from new york. >> good morning. great to see you. we're talking about drug smugglers today. they are getting bolder, moving up the california coast. so we are going on the ocean with the coast guard and their ships to try to stop them. also, we tip off the college basketball season, celebrating 75 years of march madness. never too early to talk about march madness. jim nance has called more final four games than anyone. we'll look back at the players, teams and march madne